There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Bratislava by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MAN - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 46m€60–187Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain 83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain Re / ...
18h 39m€212–798Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
29h 57m€90–271Train, night train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain Re / ...
22h 55m€212–778Fly to Bratislava Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane MAN - BTS
5h 27m€64–219Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 260 / ...
30h 50m€85–215Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bratislavacar
18h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bratislavacar
19h 40m€311–464
Manchester to Bratislava by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Bratislava is to fly which costs €60 - €220 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Bratislava is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Birmingham and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Bratislava-Petrzalka via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 39m.
The distance between Manchester and Bratislava is 1518 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Bratislava without a car is to train which takes 18h 39m and costs €210 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Manchester to Bratislava, including transfers.
Manchester to Bratislava bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Bratislava train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Bratislava is to train which takes 18h 39m and costs €210 - €800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €60 - €220 and takes 5h 27m, you could also bus, which costs €85 - €220 and takes 30h 50m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Bratislava, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bratislava-Petrzalka via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 18h 39m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bratislava Airport (BTS) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bratislava Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bratislava Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–25
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €86–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Business
- €40–44
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Bratislava bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Bratislava is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:28 PM in Manchester and 7:28 PM in Bratislava.
Manchester to Bratislava train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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